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7.5/10   383 votes
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Director:
René Clair
Writer:
René Clair (writer)
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Release Date:
1927 (USA) more
Genre:
Short | Sci-Fi more
Plot:
A scientist's invisible ray freezes Paris into immobility. | add synopsis
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Short Silent Sci-Fi Film more

Cast

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Henri Rollan ... Albert
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Charles Martinelli ... The scientist ) (as Martinelli (I)
Louis Pré Fils
Albert Préjean ... The pilot
Madeleine Rodrigue ... Hesta, the airline passenger
Myla Seller ... The niece / daughter of the scientist
Antoine Stacquet ... The rich man (as Stacquet)
Marcel Vallée
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
At 3:25 (USA)
Le rayon de la mort (France) (alternative title)
Le rayon invisible (France) (working title)
Paris Asleep (International: English title)
The Crazy Ray (International: English title)
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Runtime:
USA:18 min (DVD version) | USA:35 min
Country:
France
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Silent
Certification:
USA:Unrated
Filming Locations:
Paris, France
Company:
Films Diamant more

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Trivia:
This film is featured on the Criterion Collection DVD for Sous les toits de Paris (1930). more

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Short Silent Sci-Fi Film, 21 February 2008
8/10
Author: whpratt1 from United States

This silent film took me by complete surprise and I could hardly believe this film was so advanced for this production in 1925. Henri Rollan, plays the role as a watchman on the top level of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France and comes down into the city and finds people all sleeping and in suspended motion standing like frozen statues. It seems a certain scientist had discovered an invisible ray which could not reach people in airplanes or Henri who worked at the top of the Eiffel Tower. If you want to see how France looked in Paris in 1925, you will enjoy all the old cars and the 1925 fashions for men and women. By the way, this film is only 21 minutes long and went along as a second feature on a much longer film I purchased. Great film to view and enjoy.

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